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Exactly what I also wrote. The only people who are really good at any complex topic are huge geeks with some level of obsession for it. I've met plenty of progr
by vkk8 5y ago
Exactly what I also wrote. The only people who are really good at any complex topic are huge geeks with some level of obsession for it. I've met plenty of programmers, mathematicians and even some finance people (those people work in trading) who are like that, but never a doctor.
- titanomachy 5y agoI've met internists who are like this. Encyclopedic knowledge of their field, excited about theory, obviously spending a lot more time on literature than they're strictly required to. It kind of makes sense that the "true nerds" would end up in these jobs, because specialized internists spend tons of extra time in training but make less money than "procedural" specialties (surgeons, mostly). The best family doctors I've met aren't mega-nerds but at least seem to genuinely care about helping people.